7,900 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,357
- 2016: 7,570
- 2021: 7,900
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dural · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dural
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.2% of the population in Dural, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a resident population that is noticeably older than across Australia. With 7,900 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
7,900
▲ +7.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dural — higher than 87% of areas.
| Dural | 7,900 |
|---|---|
| 2158, NSW | 8,937 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45 years old, making Dural noticeably older than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors together make up over half the population, with those 65 and over being well above the state and national figures. Children under 15 account for 17.4%, which is about the same as the national average.
22.2% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dural, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, and the proportion of those in de facto relationships is much lower than in most other areas. Just 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure.
0.6% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.3% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dural, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dural [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11331/dural/topic/demographics-identity